be in the driving seat

To be in control of a situation; to be in a position of power. Primarily heard in UK. Make sure to get good grades now, so that you're in the driving seat when it comes time to choose a college. We're still leading in the polls, so nobody panic—we're in the driving seat here.

be in the driving seat

(British) also be in the driver's seat (American & Australian)

to be in control of a situation The consumer is in the driving seat due to the huge range of goods on the market.

See fly by the seat of pants

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Perikles	-	Ancient Greek
Lazar	LAH-zahr (Russian, Serbian, Croatian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Imrich	-	Slovak
Aludra	-	Astronomy
Sopheap	-	Khmer
Vaiva	-	Lithuanian